The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21
ACCIDENTAL DINNERS.
The Aniabie OLD D,ner-out Recalls TIVE or
Thrce-women at Dinner.

| The Available Oid D,ner-out Recalls TIVE or
| Thrce-women ut Dinner.
! Tho amiable old diner-out was talking last
| night in q deserted uptown club about the
dinners he had eaten. There were only three
mon in the ROOM and they were stretched out
with all the desperate fatigue OF suitry hu-
| gust night over 40 many chairs as they could
conveniently cover The old club man sat In
wicker chair which he had made his own by
right Of long and steady occupancy, smoking
Egyptian cigarettes and slipping Russian YEA.
If any man were to ask me-" he said, to
namo tho best dinner ate last year. I'd refer
him to n queer little street in Boston, the namo
Of which escapes mo at the moment 1t wasn't
q pretentious repast and only four covers
| were laid, but In point Of pure enjoyment.
| which is the only test by which dinner can be
| judged. II was miles ahead Of anything else
| had during the year. / had eaten Iunch at
tho Adams House, md 1t was not an enjoyable
experience. didn't know anybody in town.
and looked forward to dining alone with alb
solute terror. The best dinner In tho world Is
like chips and shavlngs to me without the
right sort Of people around the board. While
| was trying to decide what to do. met a the
atrical manager with whom have had some
| acquaintance. and he asked me to come nome
| and have pot luck with him.
II jumped at the chance, though he said he
had only been in town si1 hours and his wife
had not time to get anything ready. He sent
motto home by messenger, and we drove for
an hour out toward the reservoir and back.
| When we arrived in town again we went down
queer little street and entered COSBY little
In the kitchen was the Jolly wife. of the man
aver cooking the dinner. and assisting her was
iesone stage. 1 had seen her driving in the
Park in New York. picking a bird to pieces ~
and swinging aronn r dn IN iT La s 90
well as she did that day in the kitchen with her
hsr FG tnbng down hee over e0 SSr
It was pot luck with a =, vengeance, no, for
moss ohapf the house e. ay Tia
carrying carry n things too va FAR. and ate as Hadn't
eaten before that winter. The queen Of bur,
lesane proved that she could cook a.. az well tS rs
followed BY bit Of fish. dozen very small
pnddins ersa ,sn a1d eerdas There we're
three Kinds OF wine. including champagne
beams 'te simpler dinner could not be devised
and yet 1t was delightful from beginning to
ah assd end
larkns md Epyiqg from al around ,s1 the board board
full dinner than the cook" .
often the hm said the Gd ns
tration S Of It last week. Four of rs We're sailing
up, the Sound. on Sunday The wind grew
asst SS neor put IN We TO hha
grown tired OF the cuisine Of the yacht. On tho
pior we mot a. man who we all knew had Just
daughters and established himself in n cot
tage. He insisted on Juggling all Of US home to
Newport nor had had his hu COOK but his girls were
there. and very much there at that They
as Ss % ys %oS nS s X s Of
try They had hired q cook for the day, and
table and. shrpking various Fragments
from, comic operas whom we stalke!d
Whou any nna The
course was about half an hour late. and time
sa by emit re hnd
taken down with him. The girls sampled it.
too, for tho. old man was stanch believer IN
in an appearance the dinner party was we'll on
it's way to a state Of boisterous happiness. All
was taxing ;S unWarTanted AND brutal iiberttes
with my stomach. but everything went with
a afraid fE The girls sV %er s brmin Of fun and Wiz
and we sailed away, three hours later In the
happ!est frame t Of mind imaginable AbTIt
" ha,S Ss& an Mod odd dlnhsr occurred the other
h9ms at oclSck from his 9iiso he found the
| In tho rear of the house Eight big nrmchairs
! surrounded 1t. and the hose was put on and
| the flag walks were drenched until they weIe
perfectly cool Then the big board fences Were
and We sat down at 70, clock with nothing
above us but the sky. Tho table was lighted
! by lamps and a big screen shut Off the view OF
| tho kitchen. The dishes wero passed to the
walters through the kitchen windows, and We
| sat there and dined with great ease and COM
| from the rear windows of the neighboring
| houses. There was not enough breeze even to
| make the lam ps Kicker, and fortunately no 6uR
gestion of thunder shower"
| Who are the best companions at a dinner"
Women arc almost Invariably good COM
| a good dinner on u woman. They have ,abso.
| lNtniy no idea OF tho dclicacies and beauties OF
| thoroughly balanced dinner, and tho younger
| they arc tho loss able are they to appreciate
| tho work of an ACCOMPLISHED chef. There Is
| scarcely Il woman In New York who would not
| dinner amid the. splendor OF Delmonico's or
| tho brunswick. than eat capital dinner
| iowy restaurant. A man. on the other hand,
| had rather eat good dinner In u howell than
bad one in palace. What tho women like is
| lots of tinsel. gold, cut glass. colored lights,
| strains Of music Give them these things and
| they don't care n rap for the rest. If You take
| astupid friend to dinneryou stand very fair
| chance OF having your meal spoiled. unless he
| il u very old friend. II you know him worry well.
you may indulge in long periods of silence-tho
entire attention TO the dinner. In this ease
| stupid friend is often blessing in disguise, for
| it is very annoying at times to BIO obliged to
! keep up running fire Of small talk when there
| is more important business at hand"